Air Conditioners and Really Hot Weather
We have a 2009 Mandalay 43A with three rooftop air conditioners. While at the Colorado River a few weeks ago with outside temperatures exceeding 110 degrees, the air conditioners started tripping thei...
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PCarnathan wrote:
We have a 2009 Mandalay 43A with three rooftop air conditioners. While at the Colorado River a few weeks ago with outside temperatures exceeding 110 degrees, the air conditioners started tripping their individual breakers. I could reset the breakers, but within twenty minutes or so they'd trip again. Eventually, one of the air conditioners stopped working altogether until very late at night.
Each air conditioner is pulling around 14 amps (I checked). Here's the kicker: This happens while plugged into 50-amp service at the campground as well as running on the 10,000-watt Onan diesel generator.
The RV tech is telling me "... it's just too hot." Well, shoot, I guess I shouldn't run the air conditioners when it's hot?!
Do you have any thoughts?
Pat in Menifee, CA
I assume the breaker is hot to the touch, when it trips?
What's the voltage, with all three running?
If you're good, then try leaving your breaker box door open, for getting some air.
